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European one-size-fits-all policy against social dumping

13 March 2018

Europe must support the Member States in their approach to social dumping instead of setting up new bodies itself. The European Labour Authority announced by European Commissioner for Employment Marianne Thyssen must not be permitted to give itself precedence over the Member States. “The justified …

Europe wants our money

10 March 2018

The budget increase that Europe is aiming for represents an extra cost of EUR 2.8 billion a year for Belgium. The EU is asking for more resources to finance new challenges and compensate for the departure of the British. MEP Sander Loones is displeased and dismayed by the European thirst for money: …

Iron Rhine back on track

8 March 2018

Flanders and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are breathing new life into the Iron Rhine project. Flemish Minister of Mobility Ben Weyts convinced his colleague from North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, of the best route. Together they are advocating a three-country discussion, in which …

Europe targeting small Member States

7 March 2018

Europe is applying double standards in its analysis of tax policy in Belgium. The country is accused of making it easy for companies to avoid taxes by means of aggressive tax planning. Minister of Finance and the Combating of Tax Fraud Johan Van Overtveldt reacts with astonishment to the European …

Sly Selmayr besmirches the EU

7 March 2018

The sly appointment of Martin Selmayr as Secretary-General of the European Commission besmirches the image of the European Union. Last week, Selmayr was promoted at lightning speed with no clear procedure or opponents. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt is indignant: “The European elite shows yet again how …

Flanders approves trade agreement with Canada

2 March 2018

The Flemish Government has definitively approved the CETA trade agreement with Canada. This approval has put Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois over the moon. “This is the best signal to all our trading partners, and Canada in particular, that Flanders is an open economy that doesn’t put up …

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